The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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